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Halifax County Pacing Guide ELA 8th

Grade

RSL – Reading Standard for Literature

RSIT – Reading Standard for Informational Text

SLS – Speaking and Listening Standards

WS – Writing Standards

LS – Language Standards

1st Six Weeks

Unit 1: Fiction and Nonfiction

Big Question: Is truth the same for everyone?

NCSCoS Unit

Objectives/Goals

NCCS Skill/Vocabulary

Terms

Instructional Strategies

&

Instructional Activities

Recommended

Resources

Recommended Assessments

Days 1 & 2

Aug 25-26

Discuss the Classroom

Syllabus and

School Handbook,

Build Classroom

Rules/Expectations

Pretest

Class Syllabus

EMS School Handbook

Classroom

Rules/Expectations

Diagnostic Assessment

Week 1

Aug 29-Sept

2

I Can:

1.02.3 Review characteristics

of expressive works.

2.01.7 Generate questions

1.02.4 Determine importance

of literary effects.

I Can:

RSL9) Analyze how a

modern work of fiction

draws on themes,

patterns of events, or

character types from

myths, traditional stories,

or religious works such

as the Bible, including

describing how the

material is rendered new.

RSL9) Analyze how a


draws on themes,



Introduce Vocabulary

for the Unit

Selection Vocabulary

Introduce the Unit Big

Question

Develop Learning Targets

Discuss Learning Targets

Use I Can Statements

Introduce the author of the

selection

Teach Elements of Fiction and

Types of Fiction

Teach Characteristics of

Nonfiction and Types of

Nonfiction

Pre-reading Strategies

During Reading Strategies

After Reading Strategies

Choose a selection to teach

(A Retrieved Reformation or

Raymond’s Run)

Reading Skill Focus: Make and

Support Predictions

Textbook

Revised Blooms

Taxonomy

(Key words & Model

Questions)

Vocabulary and Reading

Warm-up Activities

Literary Analysis

Activities

Writing About the Big

Question

Vocabulary Building

Activities

Lesson Plans

Graphic Organizers

Dictionary

SmartBoard

Laptop/Computer

Student Journals

Instructional Coach

Daily Formative Assessments

Selection Assessments

Writing Assessments (Rubric)

Vocabulary Assessment

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5.01.7 Analyze the effects of

plot, theme, and style.




describing how the


RSL6) Determine an

author’s point of view or

purpose in a text and

analyze how the author

acknowledges and

responds to conflicting

evidence or viewpoints.

Literary Analysis: Plot

Complete Selection Activities

Complete Writing Activity

Extend Your Learning Activity

Research and Technology

Activity

2

Sept 12-16

I Can:

4.02.1 Evaluate the quality of

communication by applying

knowledge of language and

media techniques.

4.02.3 Consider the impact of

conclusion.

I Can:

RSL7) Analyze the extent

to which a filmed or live

production of a story or

drama stays faithful to or

departs from the text or

script, evaluating the

choices made by the

director or actors.





departs form the text or



Continue Discussions/Activities

on the Unit Big Question





selection





(Gentleman of Rio en Medio or

Cub Pilot on the Mississippi)

Reading Skill Focus: Read

Ahead to Confirm or Correct

Textbook

Revised Blooms

Taxonomy

(Key words & Model

Questions)


Warm-up Activities

Literary Analysis

Activities


Question

Vocabulary Building

Activities

Lesson Plans

Graphic Organizers



Writing Assessments/Rubric


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choices made by the

director or actors.

Predictions

Literary Analysis: Conflict and

Resolution





Activity

Dictionary

SmartBoard

Laptop/Computer

Student Journals

Instructional Coach

Week 3

Sept 19-23

I Can:

2.01.2 Recognize

characteristics of

informational materials.

2.01.4 Analyze informational

materials for accuracy.

2.02.2 Understand focus.

I Can:

RSIT5) Analyze in detail

the structure of a specific

paragraph in a text,

including the role of

particular sentences in

developing and refining a

key concept.

RSIT9) Analyze a case in

which two or more texts

provide conflicting

information on the same

topic and identify where

the texts disagree on

matters of fact or

interpretation.

WS6) Use technology,

including the Internet, to

produce and publish

writing and present the

relationships between

information and ideas











selection


selection

Reading Informational

Materials

North Carolina Ferry System

Schedule

(Consumer Document)

Comparing Literary Works

Teach the following selections:

(Old Ben and Fox Hunt)

Textbook

Revised Blooms

Taxonomy

(Key words & Model

Questions)


Warm-up Activities

Literary Analysis

Activities


Question

Vocabulary Building

Activities

Lesson Plans

Graphic Organizers

Dictionary

SmartBoard

Laptop/Computer

Student Journals

Instructional Coach





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Common Assessment



Grade






2.02.5 Evaluate information

for inconsistencies and

relevance.

efficiently as well as to

interact and collaborate

with others.



produce and publish






with others.

Literary Analysis: Comparing

Narrative Structure


Complete Writing Workshop



Activity

Administer Common

Assessment

Reteach skills, judging which

skills to reteach by evaluating

students’ performance on the

Common Assessment.

Week 4

Sept 26-30

I Can:

3.01.7 Evaluate author’s

purpose.

4.01.2 Analyze author’s

purpose for bias.

I Can:

RSL6) Analyze how

differences in the points

of view of the characters

and the audience or

reader (e.g., created

through the use of

dramatic irony) create

such effects as suspense

or humor.

SLS2) Analyze the

purpose of information


Reteach Skills Not Mastered

by students during this week.










selection


Textbook

Revised Blooms

Taxonomy

(Key words & Model

Questions)


Warm-up Activities

Literary Analysis

Activities


Question

Vocabulary Building

Activities

Lesson Plans





Project Rubric

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1.02.3 Review characteristics

of expressive works.



presented in diverse

media and formats (e.g.,

visually, quantitatively,

orally) and evaluate the

motives (e.g., social,

commercial, political)

behind its presentation.

RSL9) Analyze how a


draws on themes,






describing how the


RSL6) Analyze how



and the audience or


through the use of



or humor.

(The Adventure of the

Speckled Band or from An

American Childhood)

Reading Skill Focus: Recognize

Details That Indicate Author’s

Purpose

Literary Analysis: Mood





Activity

Graphic Organizers

Dictionary

SmartBoard

Laptop/Computer

Student Journals

Instructional Coach

Week 5

Oct 3-7

I Can:

2.02.6 Research and organize

I Can:

WS2) Write


Continue Discussion/Activities


Textbook

Revised Blooms




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information.

4.02.1 Evaluate the quality of

communication by applying

knowledge of language and

media techniques.

3.01.6 Evaluate effectiveness of

tone.

informative/explanatory

texts to examine a topic

and convey ideas,

concepts, and

information through the

selection, organization,

and analysis of relevant

content.

b. Develop the topic with

relevant, well-chosen

facts, definitions,

concrete details,

quotations, or other

information and

examples.







choices made by the

director or actors.

RSIT8) Delineate and

evaluate the argument

and specific claims in a

text, assessing whether

the reasoning is sound

and the evidence is

relevant and sufficient;

recognize when





selection





Materials

Sun Suckers and Moon

Cursers

(Magazine Article)

Reading Skill Focus:

Determining Purpose


(from Travels with Charley or

The American Dream)

Reading Skill Focus: Evaluate

Whether the Author Achieves

His or Her Purpose

Literary Analysis: Author’s

Style





Activity

Taxonomy

(Key words & Model

Questions)


Warm-up Activities

Literary Analysis

Activities


Question

Vocabulary Building

Activities

Lesson Plans

Graphic Organizers

Dictionary

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Student Journals

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irrelevant evidence is

introduced.

RSL6) Analyze how



and the audience or


through the use of



or humor.

NCSCoS Unit

Objectives/Goals

NCCS Skill/Vocabulary

Terms

Instructional Strategies

&


Recommended Resources Recommended Assessments


Grade






Week 1

Oct. 10 -14

I Can:

2.01.7 Generate questions.

3.01.5 Compare argument

and counter-argument.

5.01.7 Analyze the effects

of plot, theme, and style.

5.02.1 Read a variety of

literature to study

characteristics.

I Can:

RSL1) Cite the textual

evidence that most strongly

supports an analysis of what

the text says explicitly as well

as inferences drawn from the

text.

RSL6) Analyze how

differences in the points of

view of the characters and

the audience or reader (e.g.,

created through the use of

dramatic irony) create such

effects as suspense or humor.

RSL10) By the end of the

year, read and comprehend

literature, including stories,

dramas, and poems, at the

high end of grades 6-8 text

complexity band

independently and

proficiently.


for the Unit



Question





selection




Teach Elements of Short

Stories and Literary Devices


(Who Can Replace a Man?

or Tears of Autumn)

Reading Skill Focus: Ask

Questions to Compare and

Contrast

Literary Analysis: Setting



Extend Your Learning

Activity


Activity

Textbook

Revised Blooms Taxonomy

(Key words & Model

Questions)


Warm-up Activities

Literary Analysis

Activities


Question

Vocabulary Building

Activities

Lesson Plans

Graphic Organizers

Dictionary

SmartBoard

Laptop/Computer

Student Journals

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Oct 17 - 21

I Can:



I Can:

RSL6) Analyze how





Continue

Discussions/Activities on the

Unit Big Question



Textbook

Revised Blooms

Taxonomy

(Key words & Model

Questions)





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5.01.11 Analyze

relationships among

characters and ideas.




RSL3) Analyze how

particular lines of dialogue or

incidents in a story or drama

propel the action, reveal

aspects of a character, or

provoke a decision.



selection





(Hamadi or The Tell-Tale

Heart)

Reading Skill Focus: Compare

and Contrast Perspectives

Literary Analysis: Character




Activity


Activity


Warm-up Activities

Literary Analysis

Activities


Question

Vocabulary Building

Activities

Lesson Plans

Graphic Organizers

Dictionary

SmartBoard

Laptop/Computer

Student Journals

Instructional Coach

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Week 3

Oct 24 – 28

I Can:

2.01.3 Summarize

information.



I Can:

RSIT2) Determine a central

idea of a text and analyze its

development over the course

of the text, including its

relationship to supporting

ideas; provide an objective

summary of the text.






Continue


Unit Big Question





selection





Textbook


(Key words & Model

Questions)


Warm-up Activities

Literary Analysis

Activities


Question

Vocabulary Building

Activities





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Common Assessment



Grade






1.02.4 Determine

importance of literary

effects.

5.01.11 Analyze

relationships among

characters and ideas.


text.

RSL9) Analyze how a


draws on themes, patterns of

events, or character types

from myths, traditional

stories, or religious works

such as the Bible, including

describing how the material

is rendered new.

RSL3) Analyze how

particular lines of dialogue or

incidents in a story or drama

propel the action, reveal

aspects of a character, or

provoke a decision.

selections


Materials

Two Summaries of the Tell-

Tale Heart

(Summaries)

Reading Skill Focus:

Compare an Original With Its

Summary


Teach the following

selections:

(The Finish of Patsy Barnes

and The Drummer Boy of

Shiloh


Characters of Different

Historical Eras




Activity


Activity

Administer Common

Assessment

Lesson Plans

Graphic Organizers

Dictionary

SmartBoard

Laptop/Computer

Student Journals

Instructional Coach


Grade









Common Assessment.

Week 4

Oct 31 –

Nov 4

I Can:

3.02.2 Utilize problems-

solution process in various

situations.

4.01.4 Evaluate effects of

author’s craft.


underlying assumptions.

I Can:

WS4) Produce clear and

coherent writing in which the

development, organization,

and style are appropriate to

task, purpose, and audience.

SLS2) Analyze the purpose of

information presented in

diverse media and formats

(e.g., visually, quantitatively,



commercial, political) behind

its presentation.

SLS2) Analyze the purpose of

information presented in

diverse media and formats

(e.g., visually, quantitatively,



commercial, political) behind

its presentation.




Continue


Unit Big Question





selection





(Flowers for Algernon or

Charles)

Reading Skill Focus: Use

Details to Make Inferences

Literary Analysis: Point of

View




Textbook


(Key words & Model

Questions)


Warm-up Activities

Literary Analysis

Activities


Question

Vocabulary Building

Activities

Lesson Plans

Graphic Organizers

Dictionary

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4.03.1 Consider alternative

points of view when taking

a critical stance.

1.01.2 Establish point of

view.

WS3) Write narratives to

develop real or imagined

experiences or events using

effective technique, relevant

descriptive details, and well-

structured event sequences.

a. Engage and orient the

reader by establishing a

context and point of view and

introducing a narrator

and/or characters; organize

an event sequence that

unfolds naturally and

logically.

Activity


Activity

Week 5

Nov 7 -11

I Can:



5.01.9 Analyze themes in

literature in relation to self

and society.

I Can:

RSL6) Analyze how







RSIT2) Determine a central

idea of a text and analyze its

development over the course

of the text, including its

relationship to supporting

ideas; provide an objective



Continue

Discussion/Activities on the

Unit Big Question





selection





(Thank You, M’am or The

Story-Teller)

Reading Skill Focus: Make

Inferences to Determine

Textbook


(Key words & Model

Questions)


Warm-up Activities

Literary Analysis

Activities


Question

Vocabulary Building

Activities

Lesson Plans

Graphic Organizers

Dictionary

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Meaning

Literary Analysis: Theme




Activity


Activity

Laptop/Computer

Student Journals

Instructional Coach

Week 6

Nov 14 - 18

I Can:

3.01.4 Recognize the

effects of bias.

4.02.1 Evaluate the quality

of communication by

applying knowledge of

language and media

techniques.

3.01.5

Compare argument and

counter-argument.

I Can:


evaluate the argument and

specific claims in a text,

assessing whether the

reasoning is sound and the

evidence is relevant and

sufficient; recognize when


introduced.

RSL7) Analyze the extent to

which a filmed or live




script, evaluating the choices

made by the director or

actors.






Question





selection





Materials

Western Trains and

Pennsylvania Railroad

Advertisements

(Advertisements)

Reading Recognize Appeals to

Emotion


Textbook


(Key words & Model

Questions)


Warm-up Activities

Literary Analysis

Activities


Question

Vocabulary Building

Activities

Lesson Plans

Graphic Organizers

Dictionary

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6.02.3 Producing final

drafts that demonstrate

accurate spelling and the

correct use of punctuation

and capitalization.


view.

2.02.3 Choose a relevant

topic.



text.

LS2) Demonstrate command

of the conventions of

standard English

capitalization, punctuation,

and spelling when writing.

a. Use punctuation (comma,

ellipsis, dash) to indicate a

pause or break.

RSL9) Analyze how a


draws on themes, patterns of

events, or character types

from myths, traditional

stories, or religious works

such as the Bible, including

describing how the material

is rendered new.



produce and publish writing

and present the relationships

between information and

ideas efficiently as well as to

interact and collaborate with

others.

RSIT9) Analyze a case in

which two or more texts

provide conflicting

Teach the following

selections:

(The White Umbrella and

The Medicine Bag)


Symbols

Own Your Own

Readings in Popular Culture

(Stephen King: His Books,

His Life, His Wife)


Spelling Workshop


Complete Communications

Workshop


Activity


Activity

Administer Six Week

Assessment

Cumulative Project


Grade






2.01.4 Analyze

informational materials

for accuracy.

6.02.4 Developing an

awareness of errors in

everyday speech.

information on the same

topic and identify where the

texts disagree on matters of

fact or interpretation.

LS2) Demonstrate command

of the conventions of

standard English

capitalization, punctuation,

and spelling when writing.

a. Use punctuation

(comma, ellipsis,

dash) to indicate a

pause or break.

b. Use an ellipsis to

indicate an

omission.

c. Spell correctly.


Grade






3rd Six Weeks

Unit 3: Types of Nonfiction

Big Question: How much information is enough?

NCSCoS Unit

Objectives/Goals

NCCS Skill/Vocabulary Terms Instructional Strategies

&



Week 1

Nov 28 – Dec 2

I Can:

1.01.4 Select illuminating

details.

2.01.5 Connect

informational materials to

related topics.

5.02.2 Evaluate the impact

I Can:

WS3) Write narratives

to develop real or

imagined experiences or

events using effective

technique, relevant

descriptive details, and

well-structure event

sequences.

d. Use precise words

and phrases, relevant


sensory language to

capture the action and

convey experiences and

events.


including the Internet,

to produce and publish






with others.

RSIT4) Determine the


for the Unit



Question





selection

Teach Elements of

Non-Fiction Writing and

Types of Nonfiction Writing





(Harriet Tubman: Guide to

Freedom or Baseball)

Reading Skill Focus: Identify

Implied Main Idea

Literary Analysis: Narrative

Essay




Activity


Activity

Textbook


(Key words & Model

Questions)


Warm-up Activities

Literary Analysis

Activities


Question

Vocabulary Building

Activities

Lesson Plans

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of genre-specific

characteristics on text.

5.02.3Evaluate how

author’s use of genre

shapes meaning.

meaning of words and

phrases as they are used

in a text, including

figurative and

connotative meanings;

analyze the impact of

specific word choices on

meaning ant tone,

including analogies or

allusions to other texts.





figurative and




meaning ant tone,



2

Dec 5 - 9

I Can:

1.02.2 Monitor expressive

materials for

comprehension.

I Can:

RSL9) Analyze how a


draws on themes,



myths, traditional

stories, or religious

works such as the bible,


Continue


Unit Big Question





selection


Textbook


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Questions)


Warm-up Activities

Literary Analysis

Activities






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2.01.2 Recognize

characteristics of


2.01.8

Extend ideas.

including describing

how the material is

rendered new.

RSIT5) Analyze in

detail the structure of a

specific paragraph in a

text, including the role

of particular sentences

in developing and

refining a key concept.




(from I Know Why the Caged

Bird Sings or Always to

Remember: The Vision of

Maya Ying Lin)

Reading Skill Focus: Connect

Main Idea With Supporting

Paragraphs

Literary Analysis:

Biographical and

Autobiographical Essays




Activity


Activity

Question

Vocabulary Building

Activities

Lesson Plans

Graphic Organizers

Dictionary

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Student Journals

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Week 3

Dec 12 - 16

I Can:

1.01.1 Create an organized

personal narrative.

2.02.1 Determine audience

and context.

2.02.5 Evaluate

information for

inconsistencies and

relevance.

I Can:

Write narratives to

develop real or



technique, relevant


well-structured event

sequences.

Engage and orient the


context and point of

view and introducing a

narrator and/or

characters; organize an

event sequence that


logically.









with others.






Continue


Unit Big Question





selection




Read Informational

Materials

The War in Vietnam from

The American Nation

(Textbook)

Reading Skill Focus: Skim

and Scan to Locate

Information


selection


Teach the following :

(Forest Fire and Why Leaves

Turn Color in the Fall and

The Season’s Curmudgeon

Sees the Light)

Literary Analysis :Comparing

Types of Organization


Textbook


(Key words & Model

Questions)


Warm-up Activities

Literary Analysis

Activities


Question

Vocabulary Building

Activities

Lesson Plans

Graphic Organizers

Dictionary

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Student Journals

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3.03.5 Create an argument

with appropriate

organizing structure.

2.02.5 Evaluate

information for

inconsistencies and

relevance.





with others.

WS1) Write arguments

to support claims with

clear reasons and

relevant evidence.

e. Provide a concluding

statement or section

that follows from and

supports the argument

presented.









with others.



Activity


Activity

Administer Common

Assessment




Common Assessment.

Week 4

Jan 2 – 6

I Can:

1.03.1 Share reactions in

group activities.

I Can:

SLS1) Engage

effectively in a range of

collaborative




Continue

Textbook


(Key words & Model

Questions)






Grade






1.03.2 Support opinions

with textual examples.

discussions (one-on-one,

in groups, and teacher-

led) with diverse

partners on grade 8

topics, texts, and issues,

building on others’

ideas and expressing

their own clearly.

c. Pose questions that

connect the ideas of

several speakers and

respond to others’

questions and

comments with relevant

evidence, observations,

and ideas.

SLS1) Engage


collaborative



led) with diverse

partners on grade 8




their own clearly.






Unit Big Question





selection





(On Woman’s Right to

suffrage or The Trouble with

Television)

Reading Skill: Recognize

Clues That Indicate an

Opinion

Literary Analysis: Persuasive

Techniques




Activity


Activity


Warm-up Activities

Literary Analysis

Activities


Question

Vocabulary Building

Activities

Lesson Plans

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3.03.1 Engage audience

when creating arguments.

3.03.3 Arrange details

persuasively in arguments.

questions and

comments with relevant

evidence, observations,

and ideas.



clear reasons and

relevant evidence.

a. Introduce claim(s),

acknowledge and

distinguish the claim(s)

from alternate or

opposing claims, and

organize the reasons

and evidence logically.



clear reasons and

relevant evidence.

a. Use words, phrases,

and clauses to create

cohesion and clarify the

relationships among

claim(s), counterclaims,

reasons, and evidence.

Week 5

Jan 9 – 13

I Can:

6.01.2 Use appropriate

verb tense and agreement.

I Can:

LS1) Demonstrate

command of the

conventions of standard

English grammar and


Continue


Unit Big Question



Textbook


(Key words & Model

Questions)






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6.01.4 Use pronouns

correctly.

usage when writing or

speaking.

b. Form and use verbs

in the active and passive

voice.






selection


(from Sharing in the

American Dream or Science

and the Sense of Wonder)

Reading Skill Focus: Evaluate

Support for Opinions

Literary Analysis:

Word Choice




Activity


Activity

Warm-up Activities

Literary Analysis

Activities


Question

Vocabulary Building

Activities

Lesson Plans

Graphic Organizers

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Student Journals

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Week 6

Jan 16 - 20

I Can:

3.03.5 Create an argument

with appropriate

organizing structure.

I Can:



clear reasons and

relevant evidence.

e. Provide a concluding

statement or section

that follows from and

supports the argument


Question





selection



Textbook


(Key words & Model

Questions)


Warm-up Activities

Literary Analysis

Activities






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of communication by


language and media

techniques.

3.01.6 Evaluate

effectiveness of tone.

3.03.2 Develop a

controlling idea in

arguments.

presented.

RSL7) Analyze the

extent to which a filmed

or live production of a

story or drama stays

faithful to or departs

from the text or script,

evaluating the choices

made by the director or

actors.


evaluate the argument

and specific claims in a

text, assessing whether

the reasoning is sound

and the evidence is

relevant and sufficient;

recognize when


introduced.

SLS4) Present claims

and findings,

emphasizing salient

points in a focused,

coherent manner with

relevant evidence,

sound valid reasoning,

and well-chosen details;

use appropriate eye

contact, adequate

volume, and clear



Materials

Lots in Space

Reading Skill Focus: Identify

Organizational Structure


Teach the following:

(Emancipation from Lincoln:

Autobiography and Brown

vs. Board of Education)


Tone

Own Your Own

Readings in Social Studies

from Across America on an

Emigrant Train


Complete Spelling Workshop



Workshop


Activity


Activity

Administer Six Week

Question

Vocabulary Building

Activities

Lesson Plans

Graphic Organizers

Dictionary

SmartBoard

Laptop/Computer

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2.02.8 Support ideas using

appropriate sources.

6.01.7 Extend vocabulary

knowledge by learning and

using new words.

3.02.1 Evaluate problems

and solutions within

various contexts.

3.02.3 Construct

pronunciation.









with others.

LS4) Determine or

clarify the meaning of

unknown and multiple-

meaning words or

phrases based on grade

8 reading and content,

choosing flexibly from a

range of strategies.

b. Use common, grade-

appropriate Greek or

Latin affixes and roots

as clues to the meaning

of a word (e.g., precede,

recede, secede).

WS4) Produce clear

and coherent writing in

which the development,

organization, and style

are appropriate to task,

purpose, and audience.

WS4) Produce clear

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presentations that propose

solutions to given

problems.

1.02.9 Maintain an

annotated word list.

4.01.1 Monitor for

comprehension when

analyzing author’s

purpose.

and coherent writing in





SLS2) Analyze the



media and formats (e.g.,

visually, quantitatively,




behind its presentation.

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Week 1

Jan 23 - 27

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4.01.1 Monitor for

comprehension when

analyzing author’s

purpose.


of communication by


language and media

techniques.

5.01.8 Discuss the effects of

literary devices.


of genre-specific


I Can:

SLS2) Analyze the



media and formats

(e.g., visually,

quantitatively, orally)

and evaluate the



behind its

presentation.

RSL7) Analyze the

extent to which a

filmed or live

production of a story

or drama stays faithful

to or departs from the

text or script,


made by the director

or actors.

RSL4) Determine the


phrases as they are

used in a text,

including figurative

and connotative

meanings; analyze the

impact of specific word

choices on meaning


for the Unit



Question





selection

Teach Elements of

Poetry and Forms of Poetry




Choose poems to teach

(Cat!, Silver, Your World,

Thumbprint, The Drum (for

Martin Luther King, Jr. or

Ring Out, Wild Bells)

Reading Skill Focus: Preview

to Identify Unfamiliar Words

Literary Analysis: Forms of

Poetry: Sound Devices




Activity


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5.02.4 Evaluate impact of

literary elements on

meanings.

and tone, including

analogies or allusions

to other text.



phrases as they are

used in a text,

including figurative,

connotative, and

technical meanings;


specific word choices

on meaning and tone,



RSL4) Determine the


phrases as they are

used in a text,


and connotative



choices on meaning

and tone, including


to other text.

2

Jan 30 – Feb 3

I Can:

3.03.2 Develop a

controlling idea in

I Can:




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arguments.

6.01.7 Extend vocabulary

knowledge by learning and

using new words.



clear reasons and

relevant evidence.

b. Support claim(s)

with logical reasoning

and relevant evidence,

using accurate,

credible sources and

demonstrating an

understanding of the

topic or text.

LS4) Determine or



meaning words or



choosing flexibly from

a range of strategies.






recede, secede).












selection





Introduce the Authors


Materials

(Thumbprint Cookies)

Reading Skill Focus: Use

Context to Understand

Specialized Language

(Concrete Mixers, The City

Is So Big, Harlem Night

Song, Ode to Enchanted

Light, Little Exercise, or The

Sky Is Low, the Clouds Are

Mean)

Reading Skill Focus: Reread

and Read Ahead to Confirm

Meaning

Literary Analysis: Figurative

Language: Similes,

Metaphors, Personification

Questions)


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literary devices.

interact and

collaborate with

others.

RSL4) Determine the


phrases as they are

used in a text,


and connotative



choices on meaning

and tone, including


to other texts.




Activity


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Week 3

Feb 6 - 10

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1.02.4 Determine

importance of literary

effects.

1.03.3 Clarify responses in

group situations.

I Can:

RSL9)Analyze how a


draws on themes,



myths, traditional


works such as the

Bible, including

describing how the

material is rendered

new.

SLS1) Engage


collaborative


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Unit Big Question





selection





Teach the following poems:

(Southbound on the Freeway,

The Country, and The

Textbook


(Key words & Model

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discussions (one-on-

one, in groups, and

teacher-led) with

diverse partners on

grade 8 topics, texts,

and issues, building on

others’ ideas and

expressing their own

clearly.





questions and

comments with

relevant evidence,

observations, and

ideas.

Choice)


Humorous Imagery in Poetry




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Week 4

Feb 13 - 17

I Can:

2.01.3 Summarize

information.

I Can:

RSIT2) Determine a

central idea of a text

and analyze its

development over the

course of the text,

including its

relationship to

supporting ideas;

provide an objective





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5.01.4 Take lead in student

teacher reading

conferences.


literary devices.

SLS1) Engage


collaborative

discussions (one-on-

one, in groups, and

teacher-led) with

diverse partners on

grade 8 topics, texts,

and issues, building on

others’ ideas and

expressing their own

clearly.

a. Come to discussions

prepared, having read

or researched material

under study; explicitly

draw on that

preparation by

referring to evidence

on the topic, text, or

issue to probe and

reflect on ideas under

discussion.

RSL4) Determine the


phrases as they are

used in a text,


and connotative





selection


(Runagate Runagate, Blow,

Blow, Thou Winter Wind, or

Old Man, The New Colossus,

Paul Revere’s Ride, Harriet

Beecher Stowe)

Reading Skill: Reread to

Clarify Meaning

Literary Analysis: Forms of

Poetry: Lyric and Narrative




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of genre-specific


5.02.4 Evaluate impact of

literary elements on

meaning.

choices on meaning

and tone, including


to other texts.



phrases as they are

used in a text,

including figurative,

connotative, and

technical meanings;


specific word choices

on meaning and tone,



RSL4) Determine the


phrases as they are

used in a text,


and connotative



choices on meaning

and tone, including


to other texts.

Week 5

Feb 20 - 24

I Can:



I Can:


including the Internet


Continue


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literary devices.

to produced and

publish writing and

present the




interact and

collaborate with

others.

RSL4) Determine the


phrases as they are

used in a text,


and connotative



choices on meaning

and tone, including


to other texts.








selection

Choose poems to teach.

(January, New World, For

My Sister Molly Who in the

Fifties or Grandma Ling,

Drum Song, your little

voice/Over the wires came

leaping)

Reading Skill Focus: Read

Aloud Fluently according to

Punctuation

Literary Analysis: Imagery




Activity


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Week 6

Feb 27 – Mar 2,

5, 6, & 8

I Can:

1.02.3 Review

characteristics of

I Can:

RSL9) Analyze how a



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expressive works.

2.01.2 Recognize

characteristics of




6.01.6 Analyze roots,

prefixes, and suffixes of

words.

draws on themes,



myths, traditional


works such as the

Bible, including

describing how the

material is rendered

new.

RSIT5) Analyze in

detail the structure of a

specific paragraph in a

text, including the role

of particular sentences

in developing and

refining a key concept.


evidence that most

strongly supports an

analysis of what the

text says explicitly as

well as inferences

drawn from the text.

LS4) Determine or



meaning of unknown

and multiple-meaning

words or phrases

based on grade 8




selection




Reading Informational Text

Using Your Answering

Machine

(Technical Manual)

Reading Skill Focus: Read to

Perform aTask


Teach the following:

(The Road Not Taken and O

Captain! My Captain!)


Types of Description

Own Your Own

Readings in Alternative

Media

(Louisiana Purchase)




Questions)


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1.01.1 Create an organized

personal narrative.


and context.

reading and content,

choosing flexibly from

a range of strategies.






recede, secede).


to develop real or

imagined experiences

or events using

effective technique,

relevant descriptive

details, and well-

structured event

sequences.

a. Engage and orient

the reader by

establishing a context

and point of view and

introducing a narrator

and/or characters;

organize an event

sequence that unfolds

naturally and logically.






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purpose.

4.02.2 Draw conclusions

based on evidence.

4.03.2

Remain open to other

interpretations.




interact and

collaborate with

others.

RSL6) Analyze how

differences in the

points of view of the

characters and the

audience or reader

(e.g., created through

the use of dramatic

irony) create such

effects as suspense or

humor.

RSL7) Analyze the

extent to which a

filmed or live

production of a story

or drama stays faithful

to or departs from the

text or script,


made by the director

or actors.

5th Six Weeks

Unit 5: Drama


Grade






Big Question: Is it our differences or our similarities that matter most?

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Week 1

Mar 12 - 16

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2.01.6 Draw inferences.

4.02.2 Draw conclusions

based on evidence.

5.01.6 Participate actively

in seminars.

I Can:

Cite the textual

evidence that most


analysis of what the text

says explicitly as well as

inferences drawn from

the text.

RSL7) Analyze the

extent to which a filmed

or live production of a

story or drama.

SLS1) Engage


collaborative



led) with diverse

partners on grade 8




their own clearly.




for the Unit



Question





selection

Teach Elements of

Drama and Types of Drama




Teach: The Governess


Connections to Draw

Conclusions

Literary Analysis: Stage

Directions




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questions and comments

with relevant evidence,

observations, and ideas.

2

Mar 19 - 23

I Can:

2.01.8 Extend ideas.

5.01.3 Read teacher-

selected literature.

3.02.4 Create a problem-

solution structure

appropriate to context.

I Can:









with others.

RSL10) By the end of

the year, read and

comprehend literature,

including stories,

dramas, and poems, at

the high end of grades

6-8 text complexity

band independently and

proficiently.


coherent writing in






Continue


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Materials:

(U.S. Department of Labor

Public Document)


Generalizations


The Ninny


Adaptations to Originals


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5.01.1 Use effective

reading strategies to

increase fluency.

RSL6) Analyze how



and the audience or


through the use of



or humor.

Week 3

Mar 26 - 30

I Can:

3.01.1 Monitor

argumentative works for

understanding.

5.01.2 Read self-selected

literature.


and context.

I Can:


evidence that most





the text.

RSL10) By the end of

the year, read and

comprehend literature,

including stories,

dramas, and poems, at

the high end of grades

6-8 text complexity

band independently and

proficiently.






Continue


Unit Big Question








selection

Teach the Diary of Anne

Frank, Act I

Reading Focus Skill: Use

Background information to

Link Historical Causes With

Effects.

Literary Analysis: Dialogue




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literary devices.


view.





with others.

RSL4) Determine the




figurative and




meaning and tone,



WS3 Write narratives

to develop real or



technique, relevant



sequences.

a. Engage and orient the


context and point of

view and introducing a

narrator and/or

characters; organize an

event sequence that

Activity


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Common Assessment.


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1.01.4 Select illuminating

details.

3.01.2 Identify positions

and evidence in

argumentative works.


logically.


to develop real or



technique, relevant



sequences.

d. Use precise words

and phrases, relevant


sensory language to

capture the action and

convey experiences and

events.


evidence that most





the text.

Week 4

April 2 – 6

I Can:


and context.

I Can:







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literary devices.




with others.

RSL4) Determine the




figurative and




meaning and tone,




selection




Teach: The Diary of Anne

Frank, Act II

Reading Skill Focus: Ask

Questions to Analyze Cause-

and-Effect Relationships

Literary Analysis: Character’s

Motivation


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April 16 - 20

I Can:

2.02.10 Use graphics and

diagrams to enhance

communication.

I Can:

WS 2) Write

informative/explanatory

texts to examine a topic

and convey ideas,

concepts, and

information through the

selection, organization,

and analysis of relevant

content.

a Introduce a topic

clearly, previewing

what is to follow;

organize ideas,

concepts, and


Continue


Unit Big Question





selection





Materials

Anne Frank Web Site

Textbook


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(Key words & Model

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6.01.5 Use phrases and

clauses correctly.


of genre-specific


information into

broader categories;

include formatting (e.g.,

headings) graphics (e.g.,

charts, tables), and

multimedia when useful

to aiding

comprehension.

LS6) Acquire and use

accurately grade-

appropriate general

academic and domain-

specific words and

phrases; gather

vocabulary knowledge

when considering a

word or phrase

important to

comprehension or

expression.





figurative, connotative,

and technical meanings;



meaning and tone,



Reading Skill: Locate

Information on a Web Site


from Anne Frank: The Diary

of a Young Girl


a Primary Source With a

Dramatization


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5.02.3 Evaluate how

author’s use of genre

shapes meaning.





figurative, connotative,

and technical meanings;



meaning and tone,



Week 6

April 23-27

I Can:

6.01.6 Analyze roots,

prefixes and suffixes of

words.

6.02.3 Producing final

drafts that demonstrate

accurate spelling and the

correct use of punctuation

and capitalization.

I Can:

LS4) Determine or



meaning words or



choosing flexibly from a

range of strategies.






recede, secede).

LS2) Demonstrate

command of the


English capitalization,

punctuation, and


Continue


Unit Big Question





selection




On Your Own: Readings in

World History

(from Anne Frank

Remembered)

Cumulative Project



Complete Communication

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2.02.3 Choose a relevant

topic.

3.02.3 Construct

presentations that propose

solutions to given

problems.

6.01.1 Use varied sentence

types and proper

punctuation in written and

spoken expression.

6.01.3 Apply parts of

speech to clarify language.

spelling when writing.

c. Spell correctly.









with others.


coherent writing in





LS2) Demonstrate

command of the


English capitalization,

punctuation, and

spelling when writing.

a. Use punctuation

(comma, ellipsis, dash)

to indicate a pause or

break.

LS5) Demonstrate

understanding of

figurative language,

word relationships, and

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nuances in word

meanings.

c. Distinguish among

the connotations

(associations) of words

with similar denotations

(definitions) (e.g.,

bullheaded, willful, firm,

persistent, resolute).

6th Six Weeks

REVIEW for EOG & EOG

Big Question: Community or Individual – which is more important?

NCSCoS Unit

Objectives/Goals


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Week 1

April 30 - May 4

Review for EOG EOC Testing Strategies

2

May 7 - 11

EOG

Week 3

May 14 - 18

EOG

Week 4

May 21 – 25

EOG

Week 5

May 28 – June 1

EOG

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